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Upper Elementary Noun Unit

Upper Elementary Noun Unit

January 23, 2023 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

To be perfectly honest, parts of speech is not my favorite thing to teach. It doesn't even make my top ten list. However, it's still a part of our language arts standards, so it's not something I can skip or ignore. Instead, I've tried to make the best of grammar instruction by

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Teaching Literacy With Chris Van Allsburg

Teaching Literacy With Chris Van Allsburg

November 13, 2022 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

Here's a little secret....Chris Van Allsburg books had to grow on me. The first few times I read one of his books, I thought they were a little too strange. It just wasn't for me. However, I finally realized I had fallen into a genre rut. I was reading the same style of book

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2022 Winter Games Close Reading

2022 Winter Games Close Reading

January 16, 2022 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

With all the craziness of the past two years, I almost forgot about the Winter Olympics. I absolutely love all things related to the Olympics and love incorporating them into my instruction. One of my favorite resources is my Winter Olympics Close Reading packet. When I

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Teaching Fictional Narratives

September 6, 2021 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

Most upper elementary students love writing fictional narratives. They get to let their creative juices flow and have fun with writing. However, this may be the most challenging writing genre for students. Even though fictional narratives are "fun" they require considerable

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Nonfiction Text Structures With Back to School Activities

August 1, 2021 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

Nonfiction text structures can be a challenging concept for students to grasp. Because of this challenge, I used to wait until later in the school year to introduce these text structures. But, I realized that was a disservice to my students. They need time to process and and

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5 ways to teach prefixes and suffixes

5 Ways to Teach Prefixes and Suffixes

July 25, 2021 by Ashleigh | 6 Comments

Lessons to teach prefixes and suffixes used to be one of those things I saved until the end of the year and would try to squeeze in right before testing. I don't recommend that strategy. Mainly because it doesn't work, at least not well. I have no doubt that my students left

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First Chapter Friday

First Chapter Friday

July 14, 2021 by Ashleigh | 10 Comments

First Chapter Friday is one of those ideas that checks all the boxes. Easy to implement No prep Students love it It gets kids reading First Chapter Friday is an easy way to introduce new books to your students and to encourage independent reading. Truthfully, it

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End of Year Awards Literacy Activity

End of Year Awards Literacy Activity

April 18, 2021 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

It’s hard to believe it’s already time to begin thinking about end of the year activities. In early spring of 2020, I made several new resources for the end of the year and then……COVID, quarantine, digital learning, etc. All the new resources were unused and forgotten. This year

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Reading practice assignments

Reading Practice Assignments

February 28, 2021 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

My favorite way to teach reading is through authentic and high-quality children's literature. I love reading to my students and having students read books of their choice. We participate in read alouds, book clubs, novel studies, literature circles, guided reading groups, and

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Teaching Reading Through Social Studies and Science

Teaching Reading Through Social Studies and Science

June 21, 2020 by Ashleigh | 4 Comments

In this post, I've shared a few of my favorite ways to teach reading and writing through social studies and science content. In all my years teaching and working with teachers, I've never once heard a teacher say that it was easy to teach all standards within the year. Trust

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